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Pierce County Library System is going tobacco free on April 2, 2012.

The Library is going smoke and tobacco free to welcome all people to Pierce County Libraries.

Tobacco free properties will increase the Library’s comfortable, accessible and welcoming environment for all people.

Of the 19 Library properties, 11 sites the Library owns will be smoke and tobacco free. Those include:

The locations where the Library does not fully own the property and, therefore, at this time will not be tobacco free include:

The policy defines the Library’s properties as buildings, grounds and vehicles.
The policy defines tobacco as smoking in all forms, including the use of electronic cigarettes and smoke-free oral tobacco products.
Employees and customers may smoke within their private vehicles that are parked 25 feet from an entrance to the buildings or an air intake vent.

The Library weighed its decision to become tobacco free in its mission to bring the world of information and imagination to all people of our community.
Smoking at entrances to some libraries was making some people feel unwelcome.
It also was taking staff time away from providing services to enforcing the state law of no smoking within 25 feet of public entrances.